Biology:Pomatostomus

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Short description: Genus of birds endemic to Australinea

Pomatostomus
Pomatostomus superciliosus - Glen Alice.jpg
White-browed babbler Pomatostomus superciliosus.
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Pomatostomidae
Schodde, 1975
Genus: Pomatostomus
Cabanis, 1851
Type species
Pomatorhinus temporalis[1]
Vigors & Horsfield, 1827
Species
  • Pomatostomus temporalis
  • Pomatostomus superciliosus
  • Pomatostomus halli
  • Pomatostomus ruficeps

Pomatostomus is a genus of small to medium-sized birds endemic to Australia-New Guinea. All four species are distributed in Australia, and only the grey-crowned babbler could also be found in south New Guinea.[2][3]

Pomatostomus is the type genus of the family Pomatostomidae. It was the only genus in the family before the Papuan babbler was classified as a separate genus Garritornis.

Species

Image Scientific name Common Name Distribution
Grey-crowned babbler08.JPG Pomatostomus temporalis Grey-crowned babbler Australia, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea.
Pomatostomus superciliosus - Chiltern.jpg Pomatostomus superciliosus White-browed babbler central and southern Australia
Hall's Babbler1 bowra nov05.jpg Pomatostomus halli Hall's babbler eastern Australia
Chestnut-crowned Babbler.jpg Pomatostomus ruficeps Chestnut-crowned babbler south-eastern Australia

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q1968643 entry